Every boxer, trainer, cutman and manager who has traveled overseas faces many obstacles to victory,including travel, foreign housing, food, time differentials, lack of proper training facilities to name but a few. Most learn quickly to deal with these problems.
Jon Thaxton is promising “something special†in his European Lightweight Title challenge against Yuri Romanov at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday, April 4. The British Champion headlines the Hennessy Sports show in association with title partners GoldenPalace.com which will be shown live on Sky Sports, Sky Sports 1 9.30pm.
A large media contingent arrived for open workouts by hometown sons Cory Spinks and Devon Alexander “The Great†who are appearing in separate championship matches as part of Don King’s “Pride of St. Louis†event at Scottrade Center and webcast on DonKingTV.com on Thursday.
The Velasquez Twins, Carlos Ivan and Juan Carlos, continued their winning ways as they both recorded victories this past weekend on the Casamayor vs Katsidis card at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, CA on Saturday. Carlos Ivan improved to 7-0 (6) with a battle tested six round unanimous decision win over Manuel Sarabia, a veteran…
The last time 2004 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Andre “S.O.G.” Ward walked into a ring in San Jose, CA as part of FSN’s Best Damn Fight Night Period, he was still just a barely more than an amateur fighter. With just four fights under his belt, Ward was still learning the nuances of being a…
World Boxing Council Lightweight champion David Diaz is back in his native Chicago after his dominant win over Ramon Montano in Las Vegas, Nevada this past Saturday night. The Diaz/Montano fight was part of the HBO Pay Per View broadcast of Marquez vs. Pacquiao II “Unfinished Businessâ€, a hard fought battle won by Pacquaio for…
After his incredible ten round heart fought war against Kermit Cintron for the IBF Welterweight title on November 23, 2007, that had every fan in attendance on their feet rooting for the underdog, Jesse “El Rayo” Feliciano (15-6-3, 9KO’s #15 IBF) returns to the ring for yet another no holds barred battle against one of…
It is with great disappointment, yet pride, I confirm that as of today WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Danny “Green Machine” Green has retired from professional boxing. Having been a two time and two weight division world champion, Danny goes down in the record books as one of Australia’s greatest ever fighters.
This Friday, March 28, 2008 sees Chris Edward’s first defense of the newest title in British boxing, the super flyweight, against English titlist Andy Bell at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England. This fight between the smallest active champion in Britain has caught the public’s imagination and the venue is already 85 percent sold out on…
© Allan Donnellan / Saddo Boxing In 1991, Dublin’s National Boxing Stadium hosted it’s first professional show, in which the legendary Steve Collins defeated Danny Morgan in three rounds. The Stadium has enjoyed an illustrious run since that December; fighters such as Jim Rock, the Hyland brothers, Bernard Dunne and recently, John Duddy, have all…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The arctic temperatures and early evening snowstorm did not dampen the mood at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on Saturday evening as Bradfordʼs Femi “Fire” Fehintola won an all Yorkshire clash by soundly outpointing the very game and durable Jon Baguley over six rounds. There was…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Saturday night at the International Arena, in Cardiff, Wales, Joe Calzaghe told Setanta reporters that he was “very excited about the fight [against Hopkins]…I’m really looking forward to it. “I have to go over there and decisively beat him – I have to make sure it’s not a…